Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor and gastrointestinal dysfunction.Gastrointestinal dysfunction can precede the onset of motor symptoms by several years.Gut microbiota dysbiosi...Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor and gastrointestinal dysfunction.Gastrointestinal dysfunction can precede the onset of motor symptoms by several years.Gut microbiota dysbiosis is involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease,whether it plays a causal role in motor dysfunction,and the mechanism underlying this potential effect,remain unknown.CCAAT/enhancer binding proteinβ/asparagine endopeptidase(C/EBPβ/AEP)signaling,activated by bacterial endotoxin,can promoteα-synuclein transcription,thereby contributing to Parkinson’s disease pathology.In this study,we aimed to investigate the role of the gut microbiota in C/EBPβ/AEP signaling,α-synuclein-related pathology,and motor symptoms using a rotenone-induced mouse model of Parkinson’s disease combined with antibiotic-induced microbiome depletion and fecal microbiota transplantation.We found that rotenone administration resulted in gut microbiota dysbiosis and perturbation of the intestinal barrier,as well as activation of the C/EBP/AEP pathway,α-synuclein aggregation,and tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuron loss in the substantia nigra in mice with motor deficits.However,treatment with rotenone did not have any of these adverse effects in mice whose gut microbiota was depleted by pretreatment with antibiotics.Importantly,we found that transplanting gut microbiota derived from mice treated with rotenone induced motor deficits,intestinal inflammation,and endotoxemia.Transplantation of fecal microbiota from healthy control mice alleviated rotenone-induced motor deficits,intestinal inflammation,endotoxemia,and intestinal barrier impairment.These results highlight the vital role that gut microbiota dysbiosis plays in inducing motor deficits,C/EBPβ/AEP signaling activation,andα-synuclein-related pathology in a rotenone-induced mouse model of Parkinson’s disease.Additionally,our findings suggest that supplementing with healthy microbiota may be a safe and effective treatment that could help ameliorate the progression of motor deficits in patients with Parkinson’s disease.展开更多
The aqueous solution of tetrabutyl ether derivatives of p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (SC4Bu) and ascorbic acid (AA) complex has been studied based on fluorescence and 1H NMR spectroscopic results. It was found that the fl...The aqueous solution of tetrabutyl ether derivatives of p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (SC4Bu) and ascorbic acid (AA) complex has been studied based on fluorescence and 1H NMR spectroscopic results. It was found that the fluorescence intensity of SC4Bu quenched regularly upon the addition of AA. A 1:1 stoichiometry for the complexation was established and was verified by Job’s plot. The temperature-dependent inclusion constants were calculated, form which Δ H and ΔS values were calculated. Meanwhile the proposed interaction mechanism of the inclusion complex was discussed based on 1H NMR results. The various factors (ionic strength, and surfactants) effecting the inclusion process were examined in detail.展开更多
A series of tetra de ntate Pd(ll)and Pt(ll)complexes containing fused 5/6/6 metallocycles with phe nyl/V-heteroaromatic ben-zo[d]imidazole(pbiz),benzo[d]oxazole(pboz)or benzo[d]thiazole(pbthz)-containing ligands was d...A series of tetra de ntate Pd(ll)and Pt(ll)complexes containing fused 5/6/6 metallocycles with phe nyl/V-heteroaromatic ben-zo[d]imidazole(pbiz),benzo[d]oxazole(pboz)or benzo[d]thiazole(pbthz)-containing ligands was developed.Systematic studies by experiments and theoret:ical calculations reveal that both the central metal and the benzannulated A/-heteroaromatic ring have sig-n ificant in flue nee on the electrochemical,photophysical and excited-state properties of the Pd(ll)and Pt(ll)complexes.In identical condition,compared to pb/z-based Pd(ll)and Pt(ll)complexes,the corresponding metal complexes with pboz and pbthz-containing ligand show significant red-shift emission spectra.展开更多
Published in 1989,The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker was not asmuch favorably accepted by readers as her Pulitzer Prize winning novel,The ColorPurple,due to her ambition for an all-encompassing theme and compli...Published in 1989,The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker was not asmuch favorably accepted by readers as her Pulitzer Prize winning novel,The ColorPurple,due to her ambition for an all-encompassing theme and complicated narrativetechniques.The present studies of the novel are mainly on narrative techniques andthemes.展开更多
Through years of contact and conflict with the mainstream of American culture,African American culture has achieved a remarkable success in creating a specialand successful African-American culture,which combines Afri...Through years of contact and conflict with the mainstream of American culture,African American culture has achieved a remarkable success in creating a specialand successful African-American culture,which combines Africanness andAmericanness.African American literature has won the world wide recognition andplays a very important part in American literature as well as the world literature.展开更多
基金supported by Jiangsu Provincial Medical Key Discipline,No.ZDXK202217(to CFL)Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds,No.1601056C(to SL).
文摘Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor and gastrointestinal dysfunction.Gastrointestinal dysfunction can precede the onset of motor symptoms by several years.Gut microbiota dysbiosis is involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease,whether it plays a causal role in motor dysfunction,and the mechanism underlying this potential effect,remain unknown.CCAAT/enhancer binding proteinβ/asparagine endopeptidase(C/EBPβ/AEP)signaling,activated by bacterial endotoxin,can promoteα-synuclein transcription,thereby contributing to Parkinson’s disease pathology.In this study,we aimed to investigate the role of the gut microbiota in C/EBPβ/AEP signaling,α-synuclein-related pathology,and motor symptoms using a rotenone-induced mouse model of Parkinson’s disease combined with antibiotic-induced microbiome depletion and fecal microbiota transplantation.We found that rotenone administration resulted in gut microbiota dysbiosis and perturbation of the intestinal barrier,as well as activation of the C/EBP/AEP pathway,α-synuclein aggregation,and tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuron loss in the substantia nigra in mice with motor deficits.However,treatment with rotenone did not have any of these adverse effects in mice whose gut microbiota was depleted by pretreatment with antibiotics.Importantly,we found that transplanting gut microbiota derived from mice treated with rotenone induced motor deficits,intestinal inflammation,and endotoxemia.Transplantation of fecal microbiota from healthy control mice alleviated rotenone-induced motor deficits,intestinal inflammation,endotoxemia,and intestinal barrier impairment.These results highlight the vital role that gut microbiota dysbiosis plays in inducing motor deficits,C/EBPβ/AEP signaling activation,andα-synuclein-related pathology in a rotenone-induced mouse model of Parkinson’s disease.Additionally,our findings suggest that supplementing with healthy microbiota may be a safe and effective treatment that could help ameliorate the progression of motor deficits in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
文摘The aqueous solution of tetrabutyl ether derivatives of p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (SC4Bu) and ascorbic acid (AA) complex has been studied based on fluorescence and 1H NMR spectroscopic results. It was found that the fluorescence intensity of SC4Bu quenched regularly upon the addition of AA. A 1:1 stoichiometry for the complexation was established and was verified by Job’s plot. The temperature-dependent inclusion constants were calculated, form which Δ H and ΔS values were calculated. Meanwhile the proposed interaction mechanism of the inclusion complex was discussed based on 1H NMR results. The various factors (ionic strength, and surfactants) effecting the inclusion process were examined in detail.
基金We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.21878276,22178319)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities of Zhejiang(RF-A2019013)for financial support.
文摘A series of tetra de ntate Pd(ll)and Pt(ll)complexes containing fused 5/6/6 metallocycles with phe nyl/V-heteroaromatic ben-zo[d]imidazole(pbiz),benzo[d]oxazole(pboz)or benzo[d]thiazole(pbthz)-containing ligands was developed.Systematic studies by experiments and theoret:ical calculations reveal that both the central metal and the benzannulated A/-heteroaromatic ring have sig-n ificant in flue nee on the electrochemical,photophysical and excited-state properties of the Pd(ll)and Pt(ll)complexes.In identical condition,compared to pb/z-based Pd(ll)and Pt(ll)complexes,the corresponding metal complexes with pboz and pbthz-containing ligand show significant red-shift emission spectra.
文摘Published in 1989,The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker was not asmuch favorably accepted by readers as her Pulitzer Prize winning novel,The ColorPurple,due to her ambition for an all-encompassing theme and complicated narrativetechniques.The present studies of the novel are mainly on narrative techniques andthemes.
文摘Through years of contact and conflict with the mainstream of American culture,African American culture has achieved a remarkable success in creating a specialand successful African-American culture,which combines Africanness andAmericanness.African American literature has won the world wide recognition andplays a very important part in American literature as well as the world literature.
